. >> reporter: joel harris shot this video. >> a wolf comes the fence that the bear is in and comes up to the fence and then just pops right through the fence. >> reporter: thompson was well known to local law enforcement. he had just gotten out of prison after serving a year on firearm violations and had been visited several times following complaints about his animals. >> we have handled several complaints. we went for problem was the animals, anywhere from them running at large to being not treated properly. this has been a huge problem for us for a lot of years. >> reporter: thompson's estranged wife asked for help burying the animals, including in that 18bengal tigers, an endangered species, there are fewer than 1500 left in the world. >> three leopards and several others were captured taken to the zoo? a happy ending for four badly tigers rescue from a freak show in texas. the sisters found a new home at the oakland zoo. they will go on exhibit tomorrow. the zoo keepers hope to use them to educate the public. california is among 21 states where it's legal to own a tiger but sadly